Coman case

Freedom of movement for same-sex spouses: The Coman Case, 3 years on

On 5 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark judgement against Romania, recognising that the term spouse includes same-sex spouses under EU freedom of movement laws. Three years later, Clai Hamilton, spouse of Romanian citizen Adrian Coman, has not been granted residency yet. Now they’ve brought the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Here, Adrian Coman talks about the original case, and his hopes with this latest development.

European Court will consider lack of implementation of EU law to enable freedom of movement for same-sex spouses

Posted: 9 March 2021

Almost three years after the European Court ruled that Romania must recognise a same-sex couple under EU freedom of movement legislation, its government is yet to implement the judgement.

Join our webinar on bringing cases before the European Commission

Posted: 10 April 2020

ILGA-Europe is holding a webinar on bringing cases to the European Commission.

Beizaras and Levickas v. Lithuania: ILGA-Europe’s work on a landmark European hate speech judgement

How ILGA-Europe and our partner organisations used a European Commission against Racism and Intolerance Recommendation to positively influence the outcome of a landmark anti-LGBTI hate speech case

Together we can make the Coman judgment a reality: the freedom of movement of same-sex couples across the EU

Do you know when EU citizens started to have the right to free movement across the European Union (EU), i.e. the right to live and work in any Member States they choose?

The Coman case: Q&A

Posted: 5 June 2018

The Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment today, saying that the definition of ‘spo

CJEU rules that ‘spouse’ definition in free movement law includes same-sex couples

Posted: 5 June 2018

The CJEU judgment confirms that same-sex spouses of EU citizens are included in the definition, after a positive recommendation from the case’s

Budapest court rules foreign same-sex marriages must be recognised in Hungary

Posted: 9 February 2018

A judge at Budapest District Court has ruled that same-sex couples who have married outside Hungary have the right to their union being recognised as a registered partnership in Hungary.

Freedom of movement and same-sex couples in Romania – case update!

Posted: 11 January 2018

Same-sex spouses are included in the definition of ‘spouse’, for the purposes of freedom of residence

Definitive answer within reach for same-sex couple seeking recognition in Romania

Posted: 29 November 2016

The Romanian Constitutional Court has announced that it will refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of a same-sex couple who wish to be recognised as spouses.

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